THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.
SATURDAY, APRIL 23,
1927.
Altoona.
FACTS
ABOUT MOTOR RACING IN THE U.S.A.
Indianapolis.
May 31-500 miło račo, winner September 18-250 mile race, Frank Lockhart, Miller special. [winner Frank Lockhart, avoragej Race stopped 4021 miles becausa spoed 116.56 MPH, oar-Miller, of rain; also atoppod at 175 milos
Fresno. for 50 minutes because of rain. Average speed 95,885. MPH.
Altoona.
June 12-250 miles, winner Dave Lewis. Millor Special, spoud 118.43 MPH.
Kalem.
July 5-two races; one 50 mile race and ono 200 milo race, Peter DePaolo won the 50 mile raco,
128,34 average spoed
MPH. Cooper won the 200 mile race, speed 116.58 MPH. No records brokon.
Atlantic City.
October 2-two 25 mile races) and one 50. milo race. DePaolo! won first 25 milo ruce, average
won second 25 milo raco, average] spood 98.35 MPH. Bennot Hill speod 106 MPH. Lockhart won 50 milo race, average speed I
1100.8 MPH; HD sooond; DePaolo third: Lewis fourth.
Lowis ohanged right rear tyroj at 46 milos account of puncture. This was the only tyre changed Jin competition.
Salem October 12-threu racos, 25; 25; and 200 millo races. Firat 25 mile] race won by Hill, average speed July 17-four races. Firat 60 130,057 MPH. Socond 24 mile mile race won by Harry Harta, raco won by Duray, averago Millor Special, spood 128.66 speed 130.393 MPH. 200 mile MPH. Second 60 mile race won raee won by Hartz, average spcod by Norman Batton. Millor 23.042 MPH, world record for Special, spoed 122 MPH. Third 1913 inch cary.
Charlotte.
Charlotte
60 mile race won by Fred Comer, Millor Special, spoed 124 MPH. Novombor 11-Four races: two won by Harry [25; one 50; and ong 100 mile 120 mile raco Hartz, Millor Special speed race.
First 25 won by Lockhart. Millor, averago epoed 132.5 MPH. Second 25 won by Lowis, Angust 23-four racos. 25 mile race won by Cooper, speed 127.11 MPH. 50 mile race First Millor, Front Drivo, average Millor Special, spoed 128.9 MPH.won by Harry Hartz, Miller, This is a track record for 91 average spoed 129.35 MPH. 100 cubic inch motors."
mile won by Duray, Millor, Front Second 25 mile raco won by Drivo, average spoed 122.04 Dave Lewis, Miller Special, speed 125.9 MPH.
Thore are three types of auto- si Indianapolis is held by Peter with fans. The speed at which a mobile tracks in America. There do nolo 113 285 miles an hour racing car travels not only makes are the mile and half-mile dirtmade in 1925 trials. Bonnott a fan useloas, but en actual, im-123.41 MPH..
Racing motors are tracks, the board speedways and filt holds the record for board pedimont, the Indianapolis speedway. The trucks-146.7 miles an hour made not burdened with self-starters lattor is built of brick, is two and at Atlantic City, 1926. Because eithor, as they are supposed to a half milos around and is unique of their construction, board tracks be started only once for a raco. in that it holds only ono race are immeasurably faster than the Barring an accident or a pit each year-the 500-mile interna- brick Indianapolis course. Poter stor, there is little nood for tional awoepstakes. Races on de Paolo also holds the 500-mile brakes on American tracks. But board speedways vary from 10 course record at Indianapolis in road racing, such as is done in miles to 300 miles. In order to 101.13 miles an hour. Racing Europe and other countries, they attain high speed the board trucks car structure and racing practice fare absolutely necessary. Wire are banked to as much as forty are vastly different today from wheels used for racing are the nine degrees on the turns. Tho
a fow years ago. One-man cars
ou passenger cars. The mattor
The first 25 and the 50 milo
the above races were won by cars vauts are new world's records.
It is most romarkablo that all
day hofore any big race qualify- came into vogue at Indianapolis/ame construction as thoso used 122.55 MPH. Track record for equipped with Firo- stone Tyres
The
ing trials are held for postion
one making the fastest timo gets the pole position, others following in the order of their qualification spood, On bourd tracks onu tap is used for qualification and at Indanapolis four laps. The qualifying record
Lockhart, Millor Special, speed 50 Milo race won by Frank
911 cubic inches motors. Millor Special, speed 120.878 MPH. World's record for 911 cubic inch motors.
in 1923. Several years ago racing of springs on racing ears 9150 mile race wen by Lockhart, ears were huge affairs, with huge highly important. They can't motors. Engines in the majority ho
too long or too short.
of racing cars today aro loss than They can't have too much re- a fifth as large as the motor in thesiliency or too little. An im- old Marmon which won the first portant adjunct to the springs is Indianapolis 500-mile race.shock absorbers. Racing cars aro not equipped
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It is really the tyros on
racing car which come in for the greater part of the shock rough going. They aró part of the unsprung woight of the car, that is, they have no springs to take up the shock for them, but must rely on their own strength and elasticity,
Balloon tyrus have been used in the Indiana- polis races for two years. With an inflation about the same as that recommended for touring uso, they have made riding easier and have helped increase the speed of the cars by aiding in holding them down to the track. They must bear the brunt of all shook transmitted to the car. Thoy act as the springs for the unsprung weight."
The winner
of the Indianapolis race last year did not change a single tyre dur- ing the race, neither did the majority of participants.
The tyres used are much like the tyres used on passenger cars. There is little doubt that the ox-
Iperience gained in tyre construc- tion through racing has enabled Ithe manufacturers supplying those tyres in the past to build a better lyro for everyday use.
Pits play an important part in the races of today. They are in- closures built along the inside of the track, there being one for each racer, The pit is the sup- ply dopot for all fuel and repaire during the ruce. In it are stored extra wheels and tyres; a supply of gasoline and oil; spare parts, spark plugs, tools, etc. From the pits information such as, stopp- ing, position of cars ahead, okci are given to drivers by means of
| flags, usually by codo systom By
a similar means the driver in- dicates to his pit the round before he intends to stop what he re- quires. Many seconds are saved in this way and sometimes a few seconds means the winning of a
TRCA.
On May 10, 1926 the American Automobile Asacciation put into effect its ruling that the piston displacement on racing care should be reduced from 122 cubic inches to 91.5 cubic inches, or approximately one-half the dis- placement of a Ford engine.
Listed below are all the im- portant races held during the past year in the U.S.A., the name of the winner of each race, the mako of car he drove and the spoed attained.
Miami
February 22-250 mile race, winner Potor DePaolo. Duoson- borg car, apood" 129.20 MPH, world's record.
Culver City.
March 21-250 mile race, winner Bennie Hill. Miller Special car, specd 131.30 MPH, non stop, now world's récord.
Atlantic City,
May 1-300 mile race, winner Harry Hartz, Millor Special, speed 134.1 MPH, new world's record.
Charlotte.
May 10-250 mile race, winnor Earl Dovore. Miller Special, speed 120.8 MPH, non stop rao'o
Detroit. September 11.100 mile dift track race, winner Frank Lock- hart, Miller Special. Spoed 73.6 MPH, record for 911 inch cars in events of this distance.
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